Progress in Sudanese impasse, claims Aboul Gheit
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit announced that his trip to Sudan yielded promising results after the latest political crisis hit Egypt's neighbor.Aboul Gheit, who was accompanied by Chief of…
Second fitness conventions kicks off this week
The SAFE Convention, now known as the Fitness Convention of the Middle East, is going to take place in Cairo for the second time at the end of October 2007…
Scientists explain chocolate cravings
If that craving for chocolate sometimes feels like it is coming from deep in your gut, that s because maybe it is.A small study links the type of bacteria living…
Leaner, meaner fall fashion hits the shop windows
"The pretty English rose has grown thorns, Burberry Prorsum designer Christopher Baily told British Vogue magazine in its September issue. In a nutshell, his words captured the fall 2007 fashion…
Air travel soars to new heights of luxury
Singapore Airline s Airbus A380, the world s largest and most modern jetliner, arrived Wednesday in its new home, ahead of a historic flight next week that its makers say…
A full Asian tour in a metropolitan island
While it was difficult at first to imagine that a 704-square-kilometer island could hold so many ethnicities and cultures, just by standing close to Raffles Statue and looking at the…
'Pause' for a crash course in bad service
The few times I've been to Pause Café I was dismayed by their slow inattentive service. The place is remarkably understaffed. The food isn't great either.Nonetheless I kept on going…
Egypt leading African recipient of FDI, says UN report
CAIRO: Egypt ranks as the top African nation in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) flows, beating South Africa for the first time, according to the World Investment Report 2007…
Bani Hassan still in mourning after Eid ferry tragedy
MINYA: Silence dawned on the small village of Bani Hassan in Minya province after at least 13 people, including three children, drowned in a ferry accident on the first day…
UAE capital vies to become regional cinema hub
ABU DHABI: The oil-rich Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi hosted its maiden film festival this week as it vies to become a regional cinema hub with plans to open a…